Tunisia: Desalination of Water, Big Dams to Provide Water to All Citizens - Marzouki

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Tunisia: Desalination of Water, Big Dams to Provide Water to All Citizens - Marzouki

Tunis — Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki stressed the need to find appropriate solutions to ensure the availability of drinking water for all Tunisians, by building seawater desalination plants and big dams to make the most of the country's water reserves.

Chairing a day on "water system in Tunisia by 2030" held on Wednesday in Dar Dhiafa Carthage by the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies, Marzouki stressed the "awareness of the importance of water resources and their direct impact on citizens' life in different regions of the country."

He said that the issue of scarcity of water resources in the country has become a geo-strategic point by excellence, both in relations between the different components of society and between countries.

Director General of Dams and Water Works at the Ministry of Agriculture Saad Seddik said, on his part, that water desalination can be made through the use of renewable energy, namely solar and wind energy... which helps narrow the gap between water supply and demand in Tunisia.

He stressed that the launch of this technique in different regions of the country, particularly in dry areas will help provide significant quantities of water at lower costs and contribute to environment protection.

Director of the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies Tarak Kahlaoui presented a study entitled "Water Strategy 2030: Approaches and Major Orientations," conducted by the Institute.

It mainly shows Tunisia's increasing needs in water, because of demographic growth and climate changes.

He called, in this context, to work to achieve water security whether for drinking or irrigation water.

He spoke of the main solutions that can help Tunisia narrow the gap between supply and demand in water resources in regions in the coming period and provide a minimum average share of water consumption per capita per year of 1 thousand m² by 2030, against 432 m² now.

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